The city of Newport is home to roughly 2.3% of the population of the state of Rhode Island with 24,027 people. Of those people 11.1% (2739) are school aged children between the ages of 5 and 18. The population density of Newport is over 3 times that of the Rhode Island state average (3,215 vs 1,018.1). The racial diversity of the city is similar to that of Rhode Island as a whole with slightly more Black and Multiple Race individuals. The largest discrepancy is in the Hispanic or Latino community with 8.4% of the population identifying as such (Rhode Island as a whole shows 12.4%). The percentage of White (82.5% vs 81.4%), Black or African American alone (6.9% vs 5.7%), American Indian (0.8% vs 0.6%), Asian (1.4% vs 2.9%), Pacific Islander (0.1% vs 0.1%), and Two or More Races (5.2% vs 3.3%) are much more similar to Rhode Island as a whole.
Newport is average to above average in most of the economic categories. The yearly income per person is almost 25% higher at $37,276 compared with the rest of Rhode Island at $30,005. The median household income is higher as well with $57,690 compared with $56,102. The percentage of people living below poverty level is much lower than state average with 10.8 compared with 13.2. One place where Newport City is lower than the rest of the state is homeownership (44.1% vs 61.2%). The city has a higher percentage of multi-unit homes (51.3% vs 40.7%). Both of these may be influenced by the fact that the median home value is $402,200 compared with $259,400.
Newport is a well educated area with 91.1% of residents over the age of 25 having earned at least a high school education (diploma or GED) and 48.3% earning at least a bachelor’s degree. The statewide numbers are 84.8% and 30.8% respectively. Also of interest, and possibly related to the high education rate, 11.6% of people over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. This number is almost half the state average of 21.0%. The low number of children who speak a language other than English at home may also be a product of Newport's relatively low percentage of foreign born residents (7.4% vs 13.0%)
All Statistics taken from: U.S. Census Bureau. (2010) Census quick-facts
The racial diversity of the city is similar to that of Rhode Island as a whole with slightly more Black and Multiple Race individuals. The largest discrepancy is in the Hispanic or Latino community with 8.4% of the population identifying as such (Rhode Island as a whole shows 12.4%). The percentage of White (82.5% vs 81.4%), Black or African American alone (6.9% vs 5.7%), American Indian (0.8% vs 0.6%), Asian (1.4% vs 2.9%), Pacific Islander (0.1% vs 0.1%), and Two or More Races (5.2% vs 3.3%) are much more similar to Rhode Island as a whole.
Newport is average to above average in most of the economic categories. The yearly income per person is almost 25% higher at $37,276 compared with the rest of Rhode Island at $30,005. The median household income is higher as well with $57,690 compared with $56,102. The percentage of people living below poverty level is much lower than state average with 10.8 compared with 13.2. One place where Newport City is lower than the rest of the state is homeownership (44.1% vs 61.2%). The city has a higher percentage of multi-unit homes (51.3% vs 40.7%). Both of these may be influenced by the fact that the median home value is $402,200 compared with $259,400.
Newport is a well educated area with 91.1% of residents over the age of 25 having earned at least a high school education (diploma or GED) and 48.3% earning at least a bachelor’s degree. The statewide numbers are 84.8% and 30.8% respectively. Also of interest, and possibly related to the high education rate, 11.6% of people over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. This number is almost half the state average of 21.0%. The low number of children who speak a language other than English at home may also be a product of Newport's relatively low percentage of foreign born residents (7.4% vs 13.0%)
All Statistics taken from:
U.S. Census Bureau. (2010) Census quick-facts